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The 300Mbps Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit Router offers unsurpassed wireless speed coverage and reliability. Enjoy up to 14x the speed and 6x the coverage of a wireless g connection*. Dual Band wireless n technology uses 11 additional wireless channels reduces wireless interference and optimizes performance in the most challenging environments. Advanced Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna technology eliminates wireless dead spots. Advanced wireless encryption and a manual on/off wireless switch keeps your data safe. Wireless Protected Setup (WPS) integrates other WPS supported wireless adapters at the touch of a button. Seamlessly stream HD media download files surf and play games all at the same time.
This review is from : TRENDnet 300Mbps Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit GREENnet Router TEW-672GR (Black)
Nice features some caveats . First beware that this product does not do simultaneous dual band (there is no indication that it is only one band at a time until you are deep in the configuration menus). That means you have to pick 2.4 (b, g or n) or 5GHz (a or n). There is supposedly a 673GR coming out in a few months that is proper dual band.
Secondly unlike routers from other manufacturers, this one does not reboot itself every time you change a setting. However it then gets confused if you have any port forwarding setup and starts providing the web admin interface externally, and forgets about any port forwarding. If you have DNS settings in it, then it messes up external DNS queries (source address is internal address not external address). The moral of the story is to always manually reboot after any settings change and don't configure any DNS if you have an internal DNS server.
To get a feeling for functionality, Trendnet do have an emulator of the web admin interface on their web site. A really nice feature is that you can have multiple SSIDs each with different security settings. I used WPA for all my machines on one SSID and then had a second one with WEP limited to my Nintendo DS which doesn't support WPA.
It doesn't get very hot, the gigabit works well, and other than the settings change/reboot and DNS issues it didn't have any issues.
Nice features some caveats . First beware that this product does not do simultaneous dual band (there is no indication that it is only one band at a time until you are deep in the configuration menus). That means you have to pick 2.4 (b, g or n) or 5GHz (a or n). There is supposedly a 673GR coming out in a few months that is proper dual band.
Secondly unlike routers from other manufacturers, this one does not reboot itself every time you change a setting. However it then gets confused if you have any port forwarding setup and starts providing the web admin interface externally, and forgets about any port forwarding. If you have DNS settings in it, then it messes up external DNS queries (source address is internal address not external address). The moral of the story is to always manually reboot after any settings change and don't configure any DNS if you have an internal DNS server.
To get a feeling for functionality, Trendnet do have an emulator of the web admin interface on their web site. A really nice feature is that you can have multiple SSIDs each with different security settings. I used WPA for all my machines on one SSID and then had a second one with WEP limited to my Nintendo DS which doesn't support WPA.
It doesn't get very hot, the gigabit works well, and other than the settings change/reboot and DNS issues it didn't have any issues.
TRENDnet 300Mbps Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit GREENnet Router TEW-672GR (Black) Reviews
Great Product . I setup this device, upgrading from an older linksys MIMO model. Setup was very easy as is the web administration interface. This interface allows you to easily setup external services such as a web site I host on my home network. Also, firmware upgrades are a snap.
I wanted this device for its gigabit networking as well as the concurrent dual band wireless n technology. This will be driving my distributed MythTV machines and pushing HD Video over the network to both wired and wireless devices.
It is a truely solid performer.
Great Product . I setup this device, upgrading from an older linksys MIMO model. Setup was very easy as is the web administration interface. This interface allows you to easily setup external services such as a web site I host on my home network. Also, firmware upgrades are a snap.
I wanted this device for its gigabit networking as well as the concurrent dual band wireless n technology. This will be driving my distributed MythTV machines and pushing HD Video over the network to both wired and wireless devices.
It is a truely solid performer.
TRENDnet 300Mbps Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit GREENnet Router TEW-672GR (Black) Opinions
Wireless is ok G-Bit LAN is not. . The wireless portion of this router is pretty darn nice. I'm not able to get top speeds using my dual-channel Intel-based 802.11a/b/g/n card in my laptop but it's still pretty darn nice. All others who have laptops and come to my place have a very easy time getting online.
Where this product falls short is the wired ports on the back of it. For some reason, these are absolute crap. Every 12 to 19 minutes it knocks the compters off line. Picture using AIM (whick I was able to use until I got this router)- Every 12 minutes or so it has to search for the network and log me back on. The result is that my friends all think I just logged on every 15 minutes or so and they leave me messages assuming I'm home.
I've updated the firmware to the latest release which is several weeks old now but it's no use, the wired part of this router is totally useless. I'm thinking of buying a PCIe wireless card for each of my desktops just so they can stay online with this router.
Wireless is ok G-Bit LAN is not. . The wireless portion of this router is pretty darn nice. I'm not able to get top speeds using my dual-channel Intel-based 802.11a/b/g/n card in my laptop but it's still pretty darn nice. All others who have laptops and come to my place have a very easy time getting online.
Where this product falls short is the wired ports on the back of it. For some reason, these are absolute crap. Every 12 to 19 minutes it knocks the compters off line. Picture using AIM (whick I was able to use until I got this router)- Every 12 minutes or so it has to search for the network and log me back on. The result is that my friends all think I just logged on every 15 minutes or so and they leave me messages assuming I'm home.
I've updated the firmware to the latest release which is several weeks old now but it's no use, the wired part of this router is totally useless. I'm thinking of buying a PCIe wireless card for each of my desktops just so they can stay online with this router.
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Product Details
EAN : 0710931600438UPC : 710931600438
MPN : TEW-672GR
Brand : TRENDnet
Weight : 2 pounds
Height : 3 inches
Length : 12 inches
Width : 9 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Format : CD
Hardware Platform : Pc
Manufacturer : TRENDnet
Model : TEW-672GR
Operating System : Windows
Platform : Windows
Publisher : TRENDnet
SKU : 73469
Studio : TRENDnet
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